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GIFT  OF 


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NATION 


TO  THE  DAUGHTERS;  bF. 

AMERICAN  REVOLUTION 


MARY  BIRD  CLAYES 

COPYRIGHT 
NINETEEN  HUNDRED  TWENTY-TWO 


BUILDING 


JT&  higli;  resolve -our  Fathers  fought  for  Freedom, 

In'spire'd  by*  Go'd  and  lofty  Patriotism, 
« "Sjrtsj?  £%vf>  no  lieefl  ftol  hunger,  rags  and  cold. 
;>Thteit  pass'-wbrifs  oii'the  march,  in  field  and  camp, 

"Endure  all  hardness  like  true  soldiers  brave, 

To  found  a  Nation  is  a  glorious  task." 

And  when  a  lasting  Vict'ry  brought  them  Peace, 

And  gave  them  Liberty  so  dearly  won, 

They  dedicated  all  they  were  to  build 

The  deep  and  broad  foundations  of  our  State. 

A  precious  corner-stone  they  set  therein, 
Filled  with  the  priceless  treasures  of  the  race, — 
Ideals  of  honor,  loyalty  and  love 
For  God,  for  Country  and  for  all  mankind. 
Inscribed  thereon  were  names  of  noble  worth — 
The  names  of  all  who  from  a  bounteous  store 
Did  freely  place  great  gifts  of  mind  and  heart 
On  Freedom's  high  and  holy  Altar. 

Then  massive  blocks  of  stone,  rough-hewn,  were  sought 
From  all  the  quarries  of  the  great,  wide  world — 
Enduring  granite  and  the  yield  of  Paros  fair, 
Without  the  stain  of  brutal  selfishness, 
Free  from  the  flaw  of  avarice  ignoble. 

With  plummet  and  the  line  they  laid  aright 
The  pile  of  granite  rock  that  God  decreed 
Should  be  their  blessed  privilege  to  place 
In  this  dear  Structure  of  our  Sacred  Nation. 
In  their  far-seeing  wisdom  did  they  plan, 
That  all  who  followed  them  in  years  to  come 
Should  have  a  part  in  setting  flawless  blocks, 
With  plummet  and  the  line  in  Freedom's  Temple. 
A  train  of  loyal  sons  and  daughters  fair 
Have  held  their  heritage  a  sacred  trust. 
When  brutal  selfishness  the  stones  did  mar, 
And  avarice  ignoble  smeared  them  o'er, 
The  heirs,  full  worthy  of  a  race  high-minded, 
With  their  own  blood  did  wash  away  each  stain, 
And  raised  aloft  a  glorious  Edifice, 
Unsullied,  consecrated  to  mankind, 
Acceptable  to  God  in  Whom  they  trusted. 


A  T  I  O  AC     BUILDING 


ND  we,  now,  in  our  turn  arc  seeking  out  /?/'  *? 

The  precious  rock,  unmarred  by  avarice, 
Without  the  flaw  of  selfishness  of  purpose, 
Stones  radiant  with  high  ideals  of  honor, 
For  we  would  play  our  part  in  Nation  building, 
Would  raise  aloft  a  glorious  Edifice, 
Unsullied,  consecrated  to  Mankind, 
Acceptable  to  God,  in  Whom  we  trust. 

No  holier,  nobler  cause  can  we  espouse 
Than  that  of  opening  wide  the  eyes  of  men 
That  they  may  see  the  hills  on  every  side 
Filled  with  the  gleaming  Chariots  of  God, 
So  they  may  know  a  Power  Invisible 
Does  aid  them  in  the  task  of  keeping  pure 
The  massive  giant,  granite  blocks  rough-hewn, 
The  whiteness  of  the  yield  of  Paros  fair, — 
That  thus  they  may  be  filled  with  high  resolve 
To  raise  aloft  a  glorious  Edifice, 
Unsullied,  consecrated  to  mankind, 
Acceptable  to  God,  hi  Whom  they  trust. 

—Mary  Bird  Clayes. 


Berkeley,  California. 
February  22,  1922. 


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